Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
U of M study shows unsafe levels of fentanyl prescriptions in 50 per cent of patients
April 7, 2016 —
Fentanyl is 100 times more potent than morphine
April 7, 2016 —
Fentanyl is 100 times more potent than morphine
Seven surprising results from shrinking sea ice and other research excellence
April 7, 2016 —
Recognizing outstanding research accomplishments
April 7, 2016 —
Recognizing outstanding research accomplishments
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What a ride: An alum’s journey from healing hippies to AIDS activism
March 24, 2016 —
David McEwan [MD/72] cofounded Hawaii’s first AIDS organization in the 80s—when the cultural stigma attached to HIV/AIDS was profound
March 24, 2016 —
David McEwan [MD/72] cofounded Hawaii’s first AIDS organization in the 80s—when the cultural stigma attached to HIV/AIDS was profound
Researchers find anti-diabetic drug not harmful to heart, as previous study found
March 23, 2016 —
Canadian drug safety network provides reassuring evidence regarding the risk of heart failure of anti-diabetes medications
March 23, 2016 —
Canadian drug safety network provides reassuring evidence regarding the risk of heart failure of anti-diabetes medications
Lifestyle research program seeks participants
March 23, 2016 —
Research study examines how genetics, lifestyle interact to shape health
March 23, 2016 —
Research study examines how genetics, lifestyle interact to shape health
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Smiles for Miles program provides dental hygiene care to new Canadians
March 17, 2016 —
Students in the College of Dentistry are doing their part to put smiles on the faces of newcomers to Canada through a new outreach initiative. The Smiles for Miles program helps sponsor dental hygiene care for newcomers to Canada who otherwise not receive it, and provide senior dental hygiene students with the opportunity to provide care free of charge.
March 17, 2016 —
Students in the College of Dentistry are doing their part to put smiles on the faces of newcomers to Canada through a new outreach initiative. The Smiles for Miles program helps sponsor dental hygiene care for newcomers to Canada who otherwise not receive it, and provide senior dental hygiene students with the opportunity to provide care free of charge.
Q&A with Sara Israels
March 15, 2016 —
On March 14 the U of M announced a unique professorship in hematology, which is named after Dr. Sara Israels father, Dr. Lyonel Israels
March 15, 2016 —
On March 14 the U of M announced a unique professorship in hematology, which is named after Dr. Sara Israels father, Dr. Lyonel Israels
Op-Ed: The dying are too ill to speak, and the dead will never complain. We must speak for them.
March 11, 2016 —
Harvey Max Chochinov, Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care, writes about the advent of physician-hastened death. We must get our approach to human suffering and palliative care right, he says.
March 11, 2016 —
Harvey Max Chochinov, Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care, writes about the advent of physician-hastened death. We must get our approach to human suffering and palliative care right, he says.
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Interprofessional Sessions Enrich Learning for Faculty of Health Sciences Students
March 11, 2016 —
A well-known fable tells about a group of blind men who encounter an elephant. One touches a leg and says it’s a pillar. Another feels the trunk and claims it’s a tree branch. Yet another grabs the tail and calls it a rope.
March 11, 2016 —
A well-known fable tells about a group of blind men who encounter an elephant. One touches a leg and says it’s a pillar. Another feels the trunk and claims it’s a tree branch. Yet another grabs the tail and calls it a rope.
Telegraph/Free Press: People labelled fat based on BMI scores could actually be healthy
March 8, 2016 —
“It’s an oversimplification of a more complex story.”
March 8, 2016 —
“It’s an oversimplification of a more complex story.”